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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Norman handle the loss of Thor?
2. What is Norman Paperman thankful for after being knocked unconscious in Kinja?
3. What potential deal does Norman inform Lester Atlas about?
4. Who is "Chunky" Collins?
5. Why is Senator Pullman extradited to Florida?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Lionel Williams' reaction to the island?
2. What happens to Thor, the bartender who practically ran the club for Mrs. Ball, the previous owner?
3. What good news and bad news does Henny have in a letter she wrote to Norman?
4. What second issue has more people ready to check out of the club on Norman's second day as owner?
5. Why do Henny and Norman call Sheldon "The Sending?"
6. The Tilson party is an event that can make or break the Gull Reef Club. What does Norman know is the most important factor in pulling off the party?
7. How do Norman's Broadway friends feel about his interest in buying a Caribbean club and moving to the islands?
8. What does Norman have to do after failing to flag down the water barge?
9. What is one of the first and most important things Norman learns about running the club on his first day as owner?
10. What happens to Lorna the switchboard operator at the club in Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is a mid-life crisis? Do all men go through a mid-life crisis? How was Norman's mid-life crisis similar or different from other men? What triggered his mid-life crisis? Give examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 2
How does the novel explain the large number of employees needed to run the Gull Reef Club? Explain more about the Kinjan people and the work habits they demonstrated in the novel. Give examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the economic-social ladder of Amerigo island. There were many wealthy taxpayers on the island who carried a lot of clout. There were also island natives who had owned property and business. Did these groups mix, or did they have their own social ladders? Give examples from the text to support your responses.
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